Software Engineer, Desktop

Overview

Own how a production desktop system behaves on desktop environments, focusing on reliability, performance, and real-time behavior.

What you'll do

• Build and maintain cross-platform desktop applications using Electron.
• Design responsive, scalable UIs for real-time collaboration.
• Implement desktop-specific features like file system access, native notifications, auto-updates, and deep linking.
• Integrate AI-powered features (chat, agents, AI assistance) via backend APIs.
• Optimize startup time, memory usage, and runtime performance.
• Profile and reduce Electron overhead and manage large local state/message history.
• Ensure smooth real-time updates such as messages, typing indicators, and presence.

What you'll need

• Proven software engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience building production Electron applications.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Experience with React or similar UI frameworks.
• Solid understanding of the desktop application lifecycle.
• Experience with IPC communication and local storage (SQLite, IndexedDB, filesystem).
• Experience with WebSockets or other real-time transport mechanisms and strong debugging/performance profiling skills.

Details

• Maintain stability across macOS and Windows environments.